The proximate and anatomical weight composition of fresh wild brackish Tilapia guineensis
and Tilapia melanotheron were analysed. The proximate analysis result for T. guineensis
were 18.65% protein, 0.55% lipid, 1.30% ash and 79.50% moisture while that of T.
melanotheron showed that protein in the edible tissue of the fish was 18.74%; the lipid, ash
and moisture contents was 0.70%, 1.06% and 79.50% respectively. The mean values of
length for T. guineensis and T. melanotheron were 156.99±6.45 and 171.4±76.9 while the …